The 20th century saw continued growth. The Cremation Society also continued to develop and expand in this period. The number of people choosing to be cremated started to creep into the hundreds and then the thousands.Also high-profile people as the Duchess of Connaught in 1917 gave cremation a considerable boost.After the first world war other well known figures such as Ramsay Macdonald, Austin Chamberlain, Philip Snowden and Neville Chamberlain dessided for cremation. In this period The cremation society continued to develop and expand,its work in promoting cremation continued.They also attempted to appeal to a wider audience, so in 1934 they established a quarterly newsletter called phaross,which still exist today.But the braketrough was, when in 1944 Dr William Temple, the Archbishop of Canterbury choose the cremation service.
Finaly in 1963 the Pope proclaimed that cremation is no longer illegal for Roman Catholics,what in most eyes was the biggest breaktrough in cremation history.Three
years later,followed a ruling which allowed Roman Catholic priests to conduct services in crematoriums. |
